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			{{Short description\|American politician (born 1986)}}
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	{{Infobox officeholder		{{Infobox officeholder
	\| name = Josh Harder		\|name = Josh Harder
	\| image = ~~Getting out the vote for~~ Josh Harder in ~~Modesto~~ ~~(30788216237)~~.jpg		\|image = Josh Harder, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
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	\| district = ~~{{ushr\|CA\|10\|10th}}~~		\|district =
	\| term_start = January 3, 2019		\|term_start = January 3, 2019
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	\| ~~succeeding~~ = ]		\|predecessor = ]
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			\| constituency = {{ushr\|CA\|10\|10th district}} (2019–2023)<br />{{ushr\|CA\|9\|9th district}} (2023–present)
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			\|birth_name = Joshua Keck Harder
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			\|children = 2
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			'''Joshua Keck Harder''' (born August 1, 1986) is an American politician and venture capital investor who has served as the ] from ] since 2019 (known as the 10th congressional district until 2023). A member of the ], he defeated ] incumbent ] in the ] by five points.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news \|last=Michael R. Blood \|date=November 13, 2018 \|title=Democrat Harder ousts California GOP US Rep. Denham \|publisher=] \|url=https://apnews.com/3443766d610046a2bd57b70d2c03c7ee \|access-date=November 13, 2018}}</ref> In 2020, he was reelected by a significantly larger margin than in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=California Election Results: 10th Congressional District\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|date=November 3, 2020 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-california-house-district-10.html\|access-date=November 5, 2020\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He won reelection to California's new ], created through the 2020 redistricting process, which includes the majority of ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/harder-reelection-for-ninth-district/103-711f1b0b-86a4-43e1-bddf-2790441efcca\|title = Josh Harder announces reelection campaign for Jerry McNerney's seat in 9th District seat\|date = January 18, 2022}}</ref>
	'''Joshua "Josh" Harder''' (born August 1, 1986)<ref name="birthdate">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.modbee.com/news/politics-government/election/article215936100.html\|title=Support from two U.S. presidents figures in Denham, Harder race\|last=Stapley\|first=Garth\|date=2018-08-01\|work=The Modesto Bee\|access-date=2018-11-15\|language=en\|quote=Harder, who turned 32 Wednesday...}}</ref> is an American venture capitalist, college professor, and politician from the ] of ].

			== Early life and education ==
	Harder was born and raised in ]<ref name="birthplace">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05/31/california-conress-central-valley-jeff-denham-josh-harder/\|title=Central Valley Democrats fighting to unseat Republican Jeff Denham spar over local ties\|last=\|first=\|date=May 31, 2018\|work=The Mercury News\|access-date=November 12, 2018\|language=en-US\|quote=Despite the fact that he was born in and grew up in Turlock, Harder’s rivals are attacking him as a carpetbagger and Bay Area outsider.}}</ref>, and graduated from ].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.goldenstatenewspapers.com/tracy_press/josh-harder-tracy-press-patterson-irrigator-candidate-questionnaire/article_56ab57c0-4f34-11e8-80a0-1f3c0a2e2d83.html\|title=Josh Harder — Tracy Press-Patterson Irrigator candidate questionnaire\|work=Golden State Newspapers\|access-date=November 11, 2018\|language=en}}</ref> He earned political science and economics undergraduate degrees from ], as well as a joint ]/] from ] and ].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Schleifer \|first=Theodore \|url=https://www.recode.net/2018/9/20/17870648/josh-harder-jeff-denham-modesto-california-midterm-elections-venture-capitalist \|title=A venture capitalist is running for Congress in farm country. And his opponent is turning those Silicon Valley years into an insult. \|publisher=Recode \|date=September 20, 2018 \|accessdate=November 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.harderforcongress.com/aboutjosh\|title=About Josh\|website=Josh Harder for Congress\|language=en-US\|access-date=November 11, 2018}}</ref> Harder worked in the ] for ] for three years and then moved back to Turlock.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Merica \|first=Dan \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/30/politics/california-10-race-beekeeper-venture-capitalist/index.html \|title=A beekeeper and a venture capitalist are among candidates facing off to turn this California district blue - CNNPolitics \|publisher=Cnn.com \|date=May 30, 2018 \|accessdate=October 25, 2018}}</ref> Harder teaches business at ].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Stapley \|first=Garth \|url=https://www.modbee.com/news/politics-government/election/article221049015.html \|title=CA election results: Denham winning against Harder \| Stanislaus \| The Modesto Bee \|publisher=Modbee.com \|date=November 6, 2018 \|accessdate=November 10, 2018}}</ref>
			Harder was born in ],<ref name="birthdate">{{Cite news \|last=Stapley \|first=Garth \|date=August 1, 2018 \|title=Support from two U.S. presidents figures in Denham, Harder race \|work=The Modesto Bee \|url=https://www.modbee.com/news/politics-government/election/article215936100.html \|access-date=November 15, 2018 \|quote=Harder, who turned 32 Wednesday...}}</ref><ref name="birthplace">{{Cite news \|date=May 31, 2018 \|title=Central Valley Democrats fighting to unseat Republican Jeff Denham spar over local ties \|language=en-US \|work=The Mercury News \|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05/31/california-conress-central-valley-jeff-denham-josh-harder/ \|access-date=November 12, 2018 \|quote=Despite the fact that he was born in and grew up in Turlock, Harder’s rivals are attacking him as a carpetbagger and Bay Area outsider.}}</ref> and graduated from ].<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Josh Harder — Tracy Press-Patterson Irrigator candidate questionnaire \|language=en \|work=Golden State Newspapers \|url=http://www.goldenstatenewspapers.com/tracy_press/josh-harder-tracy-press-patterson-irrigator-candidate-questionnaire/article_56ab57c0-4f34-11e8-80a0-1f3c0a2e2d83.html \|access-date=November 11, 2018}}</ref> He earned political science and economics undergraduate degrees from ] and a joint ]/] from ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Schleifer \|first=Theodore \|date=September 20, 2018 \|title=A venture capitalist is running for Congress in farm country. And his opponent is turning those Silicon Valley years into an insult. \|url=https://www.recode.net/2018/9/20/17870648/josh-harder-jeff-denham-modesto-california-midterm-elections-venture-capitalist \|access-date=November 10, 2018 \|publisher=Recode}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=About Josh \|url=https://www.harderforcongress.com/aboutjosh \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112021401/https://www.harderforcongress.com/aboutjosh \|archive-date=November 12, 2018 \|access-date=November 11, 2018 \|website=Josh Harder for Congress \|language=en-US}}</ref>

			== Private career ==
	In 2018, Harder ran for the ] in the ] to represent {{ushr\|CA\|10}}.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/11/vc-josh-harder-is-running-for-congress-in-californias-10th-district.html\|title=VC Josh Harder is running for Congress in California's 10th district\|author=Ari Levy\|date=June 12, 2017\|publisher=Cnbc.com\|accessdate=October 25, 2018}}</ref> He won the ], securing a place on the general election ballot.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.turlockjournal.com/news/government/harder-readies-face-denham/ \|title=Harder readies to face Denham \|publisher=Turlock Journal \|date=June 8, 2018 \|accessdate=October 25, 2018}}</ref> He defeated Rep. ] on November 6, 2018. <ref name=":8">{{cite news \|title=Democrat Harder ousts California GOP US Rep. Denham\|url=https://apnews.com/3443766d610046a2bd57b70d2c03c7ee\|publisher=]\|accessdate=November 13, 2018\|date=November 13, 2018\|author=Michael R. Blood}}</ref>
			In 2014, ] hired Harder in its ] office. He moved back to ] and became a vice president of the company.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=May 5, 2017 \|title=Internal Affairs: Central Valley Rep. Jeff Denham gets a new challenger \|language=en-US \|work=The Mercury News \|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/05/05/josh-harder-congress-jeff-denham-health-care/ \|access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> In 2017, Harder left Bessemer to campaign full-time. He moved back to Turlock<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Denham calls opponent 'Bay Area Harder' — but he spends time and money at the coast, too \|language=en \|work=Modesto Bee \|url=https://www.modbee.com/news/politics-government/election/article219075830.html \|access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Merica \|first=Dan \|date=May 30, 2018 \|title=A beekeeper and a venture capitalist are among candidates facing off to turn this California district blue \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/30/politics/california-10-race-beekeeper-venture-capitalist/index.html \|access-date=October 25, 2018 \|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Palmeri \|first=Christopher \|date=October 9, 2018 \|title=Can a Rural California Republican Survive the Midterms? \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-09/california-farm-country-to-test-gop-appeal-amid-anti-trump-mood \|access-date=November 18, 2018 \|website=]}}</ref> and taught business at ].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Stapley \|first=Garth \|date=November 6, 2018 \|title=CA election results: Denham winning against Harder \|url=https://www.modbee.com/news/politics-government/election/article221049015.html \|access-date=November 10, 2018 \|publisher=The Modesto Bee}}</ref>

			== U.S. House of Representatives ==
	Harder and his wife, Pamela, were married in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/12/fashion/weddings/pamela-sud-joshua-harder.html \|title=Pamela Sud, Joshua Harder - The New York Times \|publisher=Nytimes.com \|date=August 12, 2018 \|accessdate=November 10, 2018\|newspaper=The New York Times }}</ref>
			=== Elections ===
	== 2018 election to U.S. House of Representatives ==
	{{Main\|California's 10th congressional district election, 2018}}
	California's 10th congressional district is based in the ] and includes ] and ]. Republican ] had represented the 10th district since 2013 and previously represented the 19th district from 2011 to 2013. He ran for re-election in 2018. Harder joined five other Democrats and one Republican to challenge Denham in the primary election. Harder and Denham prevailed in the ] on June 5, 2018, advancing to the general election the following November. He defeated Denham in the following general election.<ref name=":8" />

	=== ~~Primary election~~ ===		==== 2018 ====
			{{Main\|2018 California's 10th congressional district election }}
	In May 2017, Harder announced his candidacy, joining three other Democrats to challenge Denham.<ref>Wire, Sarah D; Central Valley's Jeff Denham gets new 2018 challenger; LA Times; May 3, 2017; http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-central-valley-s-jeff-denham-draws-1493844264-htmlstory.html</ref> Harder had hired the campaign manager for Michael Eggman, a former farmer who was Jeff Denham's opponent in the ] and the ].
			In May 2017, Harder announced his candidacy, joining three other Democrats to challenge Republican ], who had represented the 10th district since 2013 and represented the 19th district from 2011 to 2013.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sarah D. Wire \|date=May 3, 2017 \|title=Central Valley's Jeff Denham gets new 2018 challenger \|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-central-valley-s-jeff-denham-draws-1493844264-htmlstory.html \|access-date=November 18, 2018 \|archive-date=June 23, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623064423/https://www.baltimoresun.com/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-central-valley-s-jeff-denham-draws-1493844264-htmlstory.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> As a result of California's ] system, Denham and Harder advanced to the general election, with Denham taking 37.5% of the primary vote and Harder 16.7%.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web \|date=June 8, 2018 \|title=Harder readies to face Denham \|url=https://www.turlockjournal.com/news/government/harder-readies-face-denham/ \|access-date=October 25, 2018 \|publisher=Turlock Journal}}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{Cite news \|date=June 11, 2018 \|title=California Election Results: 10th House District \|work=] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/california-house-district-10-primary-election \|access-date=August 10, 2018}}</ref>

			California's 10th district was included on the list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the ] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite letter\|last=Kelly\|first=Meredith\|date=May 22, 2017\|title=Charging Forward, DCCC Announces Battlefield Expansion\|url=https://dccc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MEMO-Charging-Forward-DCCC-Announces-Battlefield-Expansion-18.pdf\|department=DCCC Communications Director\|journal=\|volume=\|pages=\|via=\|recipient=Interested Parties}}</ref> On election night and for days after the election, Denham led in the reported results.<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Josh Harder is in a dead heat in his congressional race to become the only venture capitalist in the House of Representatives \|work=Recode \|url=https://www.recode.net/2018/11/7/18066354/josh-harder-congressman-election-results-jeff-denham \|access-date=November 13, 2018}}</ref> On November 9, Harder pulled ahead as absentee ballots were counted.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Blood \|first=Michael R. \|title=Democrats gain ground in California US House battles \|language=en-US \|work=www.wmbfnews.com \|publisher=AP via WMBF-TV in Myrtle Beach, SC \|url=https://www.wmbfnews.com/2018/11/10/latest-democrat-katie-hill-defeats-rep-steve-knight/ \|access-date=November 13, 2018 \|archive-date=November 13, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113125330/https://www.wmbfnews.com/2018/11/10/latest-democrat-katie-hill-defeats-rep-steve-knight/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Days later, news outlets projected Harder's victory,<ref>{{Cite news \|date=November 14, 2018 \|title=Democrat Harder ousts California GOP US Rep. Denham \|work=AP NEWS \|url=https://apnews.com/3443766d610046a2bd57b70d2c03c7ee \|access-date=November 14, 2018}}</ref> and on November 14, Denham conceded.<ref name=":112">{{Cite news \|last=Eric Bradner \|title=Democrats pick up two more House seats as Denham, MacArthur concede \|work=CNN \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/14/politics/jeff-denham-concedes-josh-harder-california-10th-house-race/index.html \|access-date=November 15, 2018}}</ref>
	Harder joined many other Democratic candidates in debates that happened between September 2017 and January 2018.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://twitter.com/stancodems/status/905800758771179521\|title=Stanislaus Co Dems on Twitter\|work=Twitter\|access-date=2018-11-11\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation\|last=Richard Anderson\|title=Democratic Candidates for CA House District 10 Debate\|date=2017-09-25\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRgFZR-ORZo\|access-date=2018-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.modbee.com/news/politics-government/election/article193332814.html\|title=Denham venom plentiful at standing-room-only Democratic debate\|work=modbee\|access-date=2018-11-11\|language=en}}</ref> In a poll taken following the January debate, the ] chapter in Manteca published a poll suggesting that T.J. Cox was the preferred candidate for the Democratic nomination, followed by Josh Harder and Virginia Madueño.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://twitter.com/IndivisibleCA10/status/949823094637543426\|title=Indivisible Manteca on Twitter\|work=Twitter\|access-date=2018-11-11\|language=en}}</ref> In a January 2018 caucus vote, Harder received 40% and T.J. Cox received 39% of the vote.<ref name=":0" /> Shortly thereafter, Michael Eggman (who ran against Jeff Denham in 2014 and 2016) entered the 2018 race.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.modbee.com/news/politics-government/article197234849.html\|title=Eggman changes his mind, enters race against Denham once more\|work=modbee\|access-date=2018-11-11\|language=en}}</ref> Immediately prior to the March 2018 filing deadline, Cox withdrew from the District 10 primary race, competing in ] instead.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://thevalleycitizen.com/cox-upends-ca-10-switches-to-ca-21/\|title=Cox Upends CA-10, Switches to CA-21\|website=thevalleycitizen.com\|language=en-US\|access-date=2018-09-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/03/08/tj-cox-congress-david-valadao-central-valley/\|title=Candidates wanted: Can Dems conquer Central Valley congressional seat?\|date=2018-03-08\|work=The Mercury News\|access-date=2018-09-19\|language=en-US}}</ref> CA-21 had no Democratic candidates prior to Cox's move, due to Democratic candidate Emilio Huerta dropping out of the race.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.fresnobee.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/political-notebook/article203154124.html\|title=Emilio Huerta drops out of congressional race against David Valadao\|work=fresnobee\|access-date=2018-11-11\|language=en}}</ref>

			==== 2020 ====
	The ''Modesto Bee'' wrote on May 12, 2018, that “Jeff Denham is going to be hard to beat.” By this point, the original field of Democratic candidates had been cut in half from ten. In addition to Harder and Eggman, they included Sue Zwahlen, a former ER nurse and school board member; Virginia Madueño, the former mayor of Riverbank; and Michael Barkley, a socialist.<ref>Denham will be there in November, but who will face him? It’s a hard choice; Modesto Bee; May 12, 2018; http://www.modbee.com/opinion/editorials/article211063779.html</ref>
			{{See also\|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 10}}
			Harder ran for reelection in 2020, finishing first in the top-two open primary with 44% of the vote. He bested ] opponents Ted Howze and Bob Elliott. Harder and Howze advanced to the general election on November 3, which Harder won with 55.2% of the vote to Howze's 44.8%.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=California Results - US Election 2020\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/us2020/states/ca\|access-date=February 7, 2021\|website=BBC News\|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2020, former president ] endorsed Harder.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://barackobama.medium.com/first-wave-of-2020-endorsements-43b2b0c667f6\|title=First Wave of 2020 Endorsements\|date=September 25, 2020}}</ref>

			==== 2022 ====
	As a result of California's ] system, only Jeff Denham and Josh Harder advanced to the general election ballot, with Denham finishing first with 37.5% of the primary vote, and Harder finishing second with 16.7% of the primary vote.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.turlockjournal.com/news/government/harder-readies-face-denham/\|title=Harder readies to face Denham\|date=June 8, 2018\|publisher=Turlock Journal\|accessdate=October 25, 2018}}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/california-house-district-10-primary-election\|title=California Election Results: 10th House District\|last=\|first=\|date=June 11, 2018\|newspaper=]\|accessdate=August 10, 2018\|publisher=\|location=\|pages=\|language=}}</ref>
			{{See also\|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 9}}
			Following redistricting, Harder defeated San Joaquin County Supervisor ], a Republican, with 56% of the vote in ].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mehta \|first=Seema \|date=November 15, 2022 \|title=Democratic Rep. Josh Harder defeats GOP challenger in Central Valley district \|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-11-15/2022-california-midterm-election-josh-harder-tom-patti-results \|access-date=November 16, 2022 \|website=Los Angeles Times \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	=== ~~General election~~ ===		=== Tenure ===
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	California's 10th district was included on the list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the ] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite letter\|last=Kelly\|first=Meredith\|date=May 22, 2017\|title=Charging Forward, DCCC Announces Battlefield Expansion\|url=https://dccc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MEMO-Charging-Forward-DCCC-Announces-Battlefield-Expansion-18.pdf\|department=DCCC Communications Director\|journal=\|volume=\|pages=\|via=\|recipient=Interested Parties}}</ref> In September 2018, both ] and ] projected that Harder had at least a 63% chance of defeating Denham.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/california/10/\|title=California 10th - 2018 House Forecast\|last=Silver\|first=Nate\|date=2018-08-16\|work=FiveThirtyEight\|access-date=2018-09-19\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/05/24/whos-ahead-in-the-mid-term-race\|title=Who’s ahead in the mid-term race\|work=The Economist\|access-date=2018-09-19\|language=en}}</ref> On September 30, Harder and Denham participated in a televised debate.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?452075-1/ca-10th-us-house-debate\|title=California 10th Congressional District Debate\|website=C-SPAN.org\|language=en-US\|access-date=2018-11-14}}</ref>
			Harder has represented ] since 2019.

			After Trump supporters ] on January 6, 2021, Harder received hate mail intended for ], a United States senator with a similar name who objected to certifying ]'s ] victory.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-02-06/california-rep-josh-harder-faces-anger-intended-for-sen-josh-hawley\|title = California Rep. Josh Harder faces anger intended for Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley\|website = ]\|date = February 6, 2021}}</ref>
	On election night and for the days following the election, Jeff Denham held a lead in the reported results.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.recode.net/2018/11/7/18066354/josh-harder-congressman-election-results-jeff-denham\|title=Josh Harder is in a dead heat in his congressional race to become the only venture capitalist in the House of Representatives\|work=Recode\|access-date=2018-11-13}}</ref> On Friday, November 9, an update was published after tallying many of the absentee ballots that arrived in the days following the election, putting Harder in the lead.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.wmbfnews.com/2018/11/10/latest-democrat-katie-hill-defeats-rep-steve-knight/\|title=Democrats gain ground in California US House battles\|last=Blood\|first=Michael R.\|date=\|work=www.wmbfnews.com\|access-date=2018-11-13\|publisher=AP via WMBF-TV in Myrtle Beach, SC\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/us-politics/la-me-pol-house-vote-counts-20181109-story.html\|title=GOP Rep. Denham falls behind Democrat as 3 other Republicans lose ground in Friday's ballot tally\|last=Finnegan\|first=Maya\|work=sandiegouniontribune.com\|access-date=2018-11-10\|last2=Sweedler\|first2=Michael\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/politics/denham-vs-harder-democrat-ahead-in-heated-house-race-for-californias-10th-district/103-601077962\|title=Denham vs Harder: Democrat ahead in heated house race for California's 10th District\|work=KXTV\|access-date=2018-11-10\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-House-races-We-could-be-counting-13379215.php\|title=CA House race turnaround: Democrat Josh Harder leads GOP Rep. Jeff Denham\|date=2018-11-10\|work=SFChronicle.com\|access-date=2018-11-10\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web\|url=https://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/us-rep/district/10\|title=2018 California General Election Results\|website=Election Results\|access-date=2018-11-13}}</ref> As of November 13, AP News reported that Josh Harder was declared the winner of this election.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://apnews.com/3443766d610046a2bd57b70d2c03c7ee\|title=Democrat Harder ousts California GOP US Rep. Denham\|date=2018-11-14\|work=AP NEWS\|access-date=2018-11-14}}</ref> ] and ] officials plan to publish their final results by December 7, 2018.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web\|url=https://vote.sos.ca.gov/\|title=2018 California General Election Results\|website=Election Results\|access-date=2018-11-10}}</ref>

			===Committee assignments===
			For the ]:<ref>{{cite web \|title=Josh Harder \|url=https://clerk.house.gov/members/H001090 \|publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives \|access-date=13 April 2023}}</ref>
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			=== Caucus memberships ===
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			==Political positions==
			Harder is a moderate Democrat.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Brassil \|first=Gillian \|date=November 15, 2022 \|title=Congressman Josh Harder wins California midterm in key clinch for House Democrats \|url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/election/california-elections/article268684447.html \|url-status= \|work=The Sacramento Bee}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Josh Harder, Representative for California's 9th Congressional District \|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/josh_harder/412754 \|access-date=2024-12-02 \|website=GovTrack.us \|language=en}}</ref>

			===Abortion===
			As of 2019, Harder had a 100% rating from ] for his abortion-related voting record.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Candidate Profile for Josh Harder \|url=https://ivoterguide.com/candidate?elecK=765&raceK=1239&primarypartyk=-&canK=41154&&path=/all-in-state/ca \|website=iVoter Guide \|access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref> He opposed the ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Harder \|first1=Josh \|url=https://twitter.com/RepJoshHarder/status/1540345711769927680 \|website=Twitter \|access-date=26 June 2022 \|language=en \|date=24 June 2022}}</ref>

			===Delta Tunnels===
			], 2024]]
			In February 2023, Harder introduced a new bill called the Stop the Delta Tunnels Act, that would forbid the Secretary of Army from issuing a permit related to the project, effectively stopping all federal support for the ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Johnson \|first1=Brittany \|title=Central Valley congressman introducing legislation to prevent Delta Tunnel project from gaining ground \|url=https://www.kcra.com/article/central-valley-congressman-introducing-legislation-prevent-delta-tunnel-gaining-ground/41272895 \|website=KCRA.com \|date=September 19, 2022 \|publisher=Hearst Television Inc. \|access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref> In May 2023, Harder criticized California Governor ] plan to fast-track projects, including the Delta Tunnel project, which Harder had opposed for five years, citing that that project could negatively impact the ] of the ] in the San Joaquin Valley and affect ] and ] industries.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Hagerty \|first1=Mike \|title=Delta Tunnel plan touted by Newsom gets push-back from Congress member \|url=https://www.capradio.org/articles/2023/05/24/delta-tunnel-plan-touted-by-newsom-gets-push-back-from-congress-member/ \|website=capradio.org \|publisher=NPR \|access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref>

			===Policing===
			Harder opposes ] and has said that he wants to rebuild trust between the public and police. He voted for a police reform bill that would ban chokeholds and establish a policy for use of force that would be standard around the country.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/politics/elections/josh-harder-district-10/103-1d932dea-8bac-42e5-adc6-8a242dc8b5e8\|title=Election 2020: Everything you need to know about Congressman Josh Harder\|date=October 15, 2020\|website=abc10.com\|accessdate=November 21, 2023}}</ref> In 2023, he introduced a bill to create a grant program that would allow smaller police departments to recruit and retain more officers.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.escalontimes.com/news/harder-pushes-local-law-enforcement-funding/\|title=Harder Pushes For Local Law Enforcement Funding\|work=Escalon Times\|date=May 16, 2023\|accessdate=November 21, 2023}}</ref>

			==Electoral history==
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			\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Democratic Party (United States)}};" \|
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			\| 69,668
			\| 44.07%
			\| 1st
			\| 166,865
			\| 55.16%
			\| 1st
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			\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Democratic Party (United States)}};" \|
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			\| 39,026
			\| 36.71%
			\| 1st
			\| 95,598
			\| 54.82%
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			\| 60,978
			\| 49.75%
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			== Personal life ==
			Harder and his wife Pamela met as undergraduate students at ]. They were married at the ] in Virginia in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=August 12, 2018 \|title=Pamela Sud, Joshua Harder - The New York Times \|work=The New York Times \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/12/fashion/weddings/pamela-sud-joshua-harder.html \|access-date=November 10, 2018}}</ref>

			Harder and his wife announced they had a baby girl on March 9, 2022.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Harder \|first1=Josh \|title=Pam and I are overjoyed to welcome our baby daughter, Lillian Gale Harder.\|url=https://twitter.com/repjoshharder/status/1501588716887891973\|website=]}}</ref>

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American politician (born 1986) For the American politician in South Dakota, see Josh Haeder. For the American baseball player, see Josh Hader.

Josh Harder


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Jeff Denham
Constituency	10th district (2019–2023) 9th district (2023–present)

Personal details
Born	Joshua Keck Harder (1986-08-01) August 1, 1986 (age 38) Turlock, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Pamela Sud (m. 2018)
Children	2
Residence(s)	Tracy, California, U.S.
Education	Stanford University (BA) Harvard University (MBA, MPP)
Website	House website
Josh Harder's voice Josh Harder speaks in support of the recognition of the Assyrian Genocide Recorded July 29, 2021

Joshua Keck Harder (born August 1, 1986) is an American politician and venture capital investor who has served as the U.S. representative from California's 9th congressional district since 2019 (known as the 10th congressional district until 2023). A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated Republican incumbent Jeff Denham in the 2018 election by five points. In 2020, he was reelected by a significantly larger margin than in 2018. He won reelection to California's new 9th congressional district, created through the 2020 redistricting process, which includes the majority of San Joaquin County.

Early life and education

Harder was born in Turlock, California, and graduated from Modesto High School. He earned political science and economics undergraduate degrees from Stanford University and a joint MBA/MPP from Harvard Business School and Kennedy School of Government.

Private career

In 2014, Bessemer Venture Partners hired Harder in its New York office. He moved back to San Francisco and became a vice president of the company. In 2017, Harder left Bessemer to campaign full-time. He moved back to Turlock and taught business at Modesto Junior College.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018

Main article: 2018 California's 10th congressional district election

In May 2017, Harder announced his candidacy, joining three other Democrats to challenge Republican Jeff Denham, who had represented the 10th district since 2013 and represented the 19th district from 2011 to 2013. As a result of California's top-two primary system, Denham and Harder advanced to the general election, with Denham taking 37.5% of the primary vote and Harder 16.7%.

California's 10th district was included on the list of Republican-held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018. On election night and for days after the election, Denham led in the reported results. On November 9, Harder pulled ahead as absentee ballots were counted. Days later, news outlets projected Harder's victory, and on November 14, Denham conceded.

2020

Harder ran for reelection in 2020, finishing first in the top-two open primary with 44% of the vote. He bested Republican opponents Ted Howze and Bob Elliott. Harder and Howze advanced to the general election on November 3, which Harder won with 55.2% of the vote to Howze's 44.8%. In 2020, former president Barack Obama endorsed Harder.

2022

Following redistricting, Harder defeated San Joaquin County Supervisor Tom Patti, a Republican, with 56% of the vote in California's 9th Congressional district.

Tenure

Harder has represented California's 10th congressional district since 2019.

After Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, Harder received hate mail intended for Josh Hawley, a United States senator with a similar name who objected to certifying Joe Biden's electoral college victory.

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress:

Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

Caucus memberships

Political positions

Harder is a moderate Democrat.

Abortion

As of 2019, Harder had a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America for his abortion-related voting record. He opposed the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Delta Tunnels

In February 2023, Harder introduced a new bill called the Stop the Delta Tunnels Act, that would forbid the Secretary of Army from issuing a permit related to the project, effectively stopping all federal support for the Delta Conveyance Project. In May 2023, Harder criticized California Governor Newsom's plan to fast-track projects, including the Delta Tunnel project, which Harder had opposed for five years, citing that that project could negatively impact the ecosystem of the Delta in the San Joaquin Valley and affect fishery and agriculture industries.

Policing

Harder opposes defunding the police and has said that he wants to rebuild trust between the public and police. He voted for a police reform bill that would ban chokeholds and establish a policy for use of force that would be standard around the country. In 2023, he introduced a bill to create a grant program that would allow smaller police departments to recruit and retain more officers.

Electoral history

Electoral history of Josh Harder
Year	Office		Party		Primary			General			Result	Swing		Ref.
Year	Office		Party		Total	%	P.	Total	%	P.	Result	Swing		Ref.
2018	U.S. House	10th		Democratic	20,742	17.04%	2nd	115,945	52.25%	1st	Won		Gain
2020		10th		Democratic	69,668	44.07%	1st	166,865	55.16%	1st	Won		Hold
2022		9th		Democratic	39,026	36.71%	1st	95,598	54.82%	1st	Won		Hold
2024		9th		Democratic	60,978	49.75%	1st	TBD
Source: Secretary of State of California \| Statewide Election Results

Personal life

Harder and his wife Pamela met as undergraduate students at Stanford University. They were married at the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Virginia in 2018.

Harder and his wife announced they had a baby girl on March 9, 2022.

References

Michael R. Blood (November 13, 2018). "Democrat Harder ousts California GOP US Rep. Denham". Associated Press. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
"California Election Results: 10th Congressional District". The New York Times. November 3, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
"Josh Harder announces reelection campaign for Jerry McNerney's seat in 9th District seat". January 18, 2022.
Stapley, Garth (August 1, 2018). "Support from two U.S. presidents figures in Denham, Harder race". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved November 15, 2018. Harder, who turned 32 Wednesday...
"Central Valley Democrats fighting to unseat Republican Jeff Denham spar over local ties". The Mercury News. May 31, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018. Despite the fact that he was born in and grew up in Turlock, Harder's rivals are attacking him as a carpetbagger and Bay Area outsider.
"Josh Harder — Tracy Press-Patterson Irrigator candidate questionnaire". Golden State Newspapers. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
Schleifer, Theodore (September 20, 2018). "A venture capitalist is running for Congress in farm country. And his opponent is turning those Silicon Valley years into an insult". Recode. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
"About Josh". Josh Harder for Congress. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
"Internal Affairs: Central Valley Rep. Jeff Denham gets a new challenger". The Mercury News. May 5, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
"Denham calls opponent 'Bay Area Harder' — but he spends time and money at the coast, too". Modesto Bee. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
Merica, Dan (May 30, 2018). "A beekeeper and a venture capitalist are among candidates facing off to turn this California district blue". CNN. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
Palmeri, Christopher (October 9, 2018). "Can a Rural California Republican Survive the Midterms?". Bloomberg News. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
Stapley, Garth (November 6, 2018). "CA election results: Denham winning against Harder". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
Sarah D. Wire (May 3, 2017). "Central Valley's Jeff Denham gets new 2018 challenger". Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
"Harder readies to face Denham". Turlock Journal. June 8, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
"California Election Results: 10th House District". New York Times. June 11, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
Kelly, Meredith (May 22, 2017). "Charging Forward, DCCC Announces Battlefield Expansion" (PDF). DCCC Communications Director. Letter to Interested Parties.
"Josh Harder is in a dead heat in his congressional race to become the only venture capitalist in the House of Representatives". Recode. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
Blood, Michael R. "Democrats gain ground in California US House battles". www.wmbfnews.com. AP via WMBF-TV in Myrtle Beach, SC. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
"Democrat Harder ousts California GOP US Rep. Denham". AP NEWS. November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
Eric Bradner. "Democrats pick up two more House seats as Denham, MacArthur concede". CNN. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
"California Results - US Election 2020". BBC News. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
"First Wave of 2020 Endorsements". September 25, 2020.
Mehta, Seema (November 15, 2022). "Democratic Rep. Josh Harder defeats GOP challenger in Central Valley district". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
"California Rep. Josh Harder faces anger intended for Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley". Los Angeles Times. February 6, 2021.
"Josh Harder". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
"Members". New Democrat Coalition. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
"Featured Members". Problem Solvers Caucus. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
Brassil, Gillian (November 15, 2022). "Congressman Josh Harder wins California midterm in key clinch for House Democrats". The Sacramento Bee.
"Josh Harder, Representative for California's 9th Congressional District". GovTrack.us. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
"Candidate Profile for Josh Harder". iVoter Guide. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
Harder, Josh (June 24, 2022). Twitter https://twitter.com/RepJoshHarder/status/1540345711769927680. Retrieved June 26, 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
Johnson, Brittany (September 19, 2022). "Central Valley congressman introducing legislation to prevent Delta Tunnel project from gaining ground". KCRA.com. Hearst Television Inc. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
Hagerty, Mike. "Delta Tunnel plan touted by Newsom gets push-back from Congress member". capradio.org. NPR. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
"Election 2020: Everything you need to know about Congressman Josh Harder". abc10.com. October 15, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
"Harder Pushes For Local Law Enforcement Funding". Escalon Times. May 16, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
Primary election:
- "Statement of Vote" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. Sacramento: Secretary of State of California. 2018. p. 86. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
General election:
- "Statement of Vote" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. Sacramento: Secretary of State of California. 2018. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
Primary election:
- "Statement of Vote" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. Sacramento: Secretary of State of California. 2020. p. 129. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
General election:
- "Statement of Vote" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. Sacramento: Secretary of State of California. 2020. p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
Primary election:
- "Statement of Vote" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. Sacramento: Secretary of State of California. 2022. p. 88. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
General election:
- "Statement of Vote" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. Sacramento: Secretary of State of California. 2022. p. 50. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
Primary election:
- "Statement of Vote" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. Sacramento: Secretary of State of California. 2024. p. 81. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
"Pamela Sud, Joshua Harder - The New York Times". The New York Times. August 12, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
Harder, Josh. "Pam and I are overjoyed to welcome our baby daughter, Lillian Gale Harder". Twitter.

External links

Congressman Josh Harder official U.S. House website
Josh Harder for Congress campaign website
Appearances on C-SPAN

Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
Profile at Vote Smart

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJeff Denham	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 10th congressional district 2019–2023	Succeeded byMark DeSaulnier
Preceded byJerry McNerney	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 9th congressional district 2023–present	Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byMichael Guest	United States representatives by seniority 243rd	Succeeded byJahana Hayes

Current members of the United States House of Representatives

Speaker: Mike Johnson

Majority

v t e Republican Party conference
Speaker: Mike Johnson ‧ Majority Leader: Steve Scalise ‧ Majority Whip: Tom Emmer
Other members: Aderholt Alford Allen Amodei Arrington Babin Bacon Baird Balderson Barr Barrett Baumgartner Bean Begich Bentz Bergman Bice A. Biggs S. Biggs Bilirakis Boebert Bost Brecheen Bresnahan Buchanan Burchett Burlison Calvert Cammack Carey B. Carter J. Carter Ciscomani Cline Cloud Clyde Cole Collins Comer Crane Crank Crawford Crenshaw Davidson De La Cruz DesJarlais Díaz-Balart Donalds Downing Duncan Dunn Edwards Ellzey Estes Evans Ezell Fallon Fedorchak Feenstra Finstad Fischbach Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick Fleischmann Flood Fong Foxx Franklin Fry Fulcher Garbarino Gill Giménez Goldman Gonzales Gooden Gosar Graves Green Greene Griffith Grothman Guest Guthrie Hageman Hamadeh Haridopolos Harrigan A. Harris Harris Harshbarger Hern Higgins Hill Hinson Houchin Hudson Huizenga Hunt Hurd Issa Jack Jackson James D. Johnson Jordan D. Joyce J. Joyce Kean Jr. M. Kelly T. Kelly Kennedy Kiggans Kiley Kim Knott Kustoff LaHood LaLota LaMalfa Langworthy Latta Lawler Lee Lesko Letlow Loudermilk Lucas Luna Luttrell Mace Mackenzie Malliotakis Maloy Mann Massie Mast McCaul McClain McClintock McCormick McDowell McGuire McHenry Messmer Meuser C. Miller Mary Miller Max Miller Miller-Meeks Mills Moolenaar Ba. Moore Bl. Moore R. Moore Moran Murphy Nehls Newhouse Norman Nunn Obernolte Ogles Onder Owens Palmer Perry Pfluger Posey Reschenthaler H. Rogers M. Rogers Rose Rouzer Roy Rulli Rutherford Salazar Schweikert Schmidt Scott Self Sessions Shreve Simpson A. Smith C. Smith J. Smith Smucker Spartz Stauber Stefanik Steil Steube Strong Stutzman Taylor Tenney Thompson Tiffany Timmons Turner Valadao Van Drew Van Duyne Van Orden Wagner Walberg Waltz Weber Webster Westerman Wied Williams Wilson Wittman Womack Yakym Zinke
Delegates: King-Hinds Moylan Radewagen

Minority

v t e Democratic Party caucus
Minority Leader: Hakeem Jeffries ‧ Minority Whip: Katherine Clark
Other members: Adams Aguilar Amo Ansari Auchincloss Balint Barragán Beatty Bell Bera Beyer Bishop Bonamici Boyle Brown Brownley Budzinski Bynum Carbajal Cárdenas Carson T. Carter Casar Case Casten Castor Castro Cherfilus-McCormick Chu Cisneros Clarke Cleaver Clyburn Cohen Conaway Connolly Correa Costa Courtney Craig Crockett Crow Cuellar Davids Da. Davis Do. Davis Dean DeGette DeLauro DelBene Deluzio DeSaulnier Dexter Dingell Doggett Elfreth Escobar Espaillat Evans Fields Figures Fletcher Foster Foushee Frankel Friedman Frost Gallego Garamendi C. García R. Garcia S. Garcia Gillen Golden Goldman Gomez Gonzalez Goodlander Gottheimer Green Gray Grijalva Harder Hayes Himes Horsford Houlahan Hoyer Hoyle Huffman Ivey Jackson Jacobs Jayapal H. Johnson J. Johnson Kamlager-Dove Kaptur Keating Kelly Kennedy Khanna Krishnamoorthi Landsman Larsen Larson Latimer Sum. Lee Sus. Lee Leger Fernandez Levin Liccardo Lieu Lofgren Lynch Magaziner Mannion Matsui McBath McBride McClain-Delaney McClellan McCollum McDonald Rivet McGarvey McGovern McIver Meeks Menendez Meng Min Mfume Moore Morelle Morrison Moskowitz Moulton Mrvan Mullin Nadler Napolitano Neal Neguse Norcross Ocasio-Cortez Olszewski Omar Pallone Panetta Pappas Pelosi Perez Peters Pettersen Pingree Pocan Pou Pressley Quigley Ramirez Randall Raskin Riley Rivas Ross Ruiz Ryan Salinas Sánchez Scanlon Schakowsky Schneider Scholten Schrier B. Scott D. Scott Sewell Sherman Sherrill Simon Smith Sorensen Soto Stansbury Stanton Stevens Strickland Subramanyam Suozzi Swalwell Sykes Takano Thanedar B. Thompson M. Thompson Titus Tlaib Tokuda Tonko N. Torres R. Torres Trahan Tran Turner Underwood Vargas Vasquez Veasey Velázquez Vindman Wasserman Schultz Waters Watson Coleman Whitesides Williams Wilson
Delegates: Holmes Norton Plaskett Rivera

v t e California's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌Alex Padilla (D) ▌Adam Schiff (D)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Doug LaMalfa (R) ▌Jared Huffman (D) ▌Kevin Kiley (R) ▌Mike Thompson (D) ▌Tom McClintock (R) ▌Ami Bera (D) ▌Doris Matsui (D) ▌John Garamendi (D) ▌Josh Harder (D) ▌Mark DeSaulnier (D) ▌Nancy Pelosi (D) ▌Lateefah Simon (D) ▌Adam Gray (D) ▌Eric Swalwell (D) ▌Kevin Mullin (D) ▌Sam Liccardo (D) ▌Ro Khanna (D) ▌Zoe Lofgren (D) ▌Jimmy Panetta (D) ▌Vince Fong (R) ▌Jim Costa (D) ▌David Valadao (R) ▌Jay Obernolte (R) ▌Salud Carbajal (D) ▌Raul Ruiz (D) ▌Julia Brownley (D) ▌George T. Whitesides (D) ▌Judy Chu (D) ▌Luz Rivas (D) ▌Laura Friedman (D) ▌Gil Cisneros (D) ▌Brad Sherman (D) ▌Pete Aguilar (D) ▌Jimmy Gomez (D) ▌Norma Torres (D) ▌Ted Lieu (D) ▌Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D) ▌Linda Sánchez (D) ▌Mark Takano (D) ▌Young Kim (R) ▌Ken Calvert (R) ▌Robert Garcia (D) ▌Maxine Waters (D) ▌Nanette Barragán (D) ▌Derek Tran (D) ▌Lou Correa (D) ▌Dave Min (D) ▌Darrell Issa (R) ▌Mike Levin (D) ▌Scott Peters (D) ▌Sara Jacobs (D) ▌Juan Vargas (D)

California's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

▌Alex Padilla (D)

▌Adam Schiff (D)

Representatives
(ordered by district)

▌Doug LaMalfa (R)

▌Jared Huffman (D)

▌Kevin Kiley (R)

▌Mike Thompson (D)

▌Tom McClintock (R)

▌Ami Bera (D)

▌Doris Matsui (D)

▌John Garamendi (D)

▌Josh Harder (D)

▌Mark DeSaulnier (D)

▌Nancy Pelosi (D)

▌Lateefah Simon (D)

▌Adam Gray (D)

▌Eric Swalwell (D)

▌Kevin Mullin (D)

▌Sam Liccardo (D)

▌Ro Khanna (D)

▌Zoe Lofgren (D)

▌Jimmy Panetta (D)

▌Vince Fong (R)

▌Jim Costa (D)

▌David Valadao (R)

▌Jay Obernolte (R)

▌Salud Carbajal (D)

▌Raul Ruiz (D)

▌Julia Brownley (D)

▌George T. Whitesides (D)

▌Judy Chu (D)

▌Luz Rivas (D)

▌Laura Friedman (D)

▌Gil Cisneros (D)

▌Brad Sherman (D)

▌Pete Aguilar (D)

▌Jimmy Gomez (D)

▌Norma Torres (D)

▌Ted Lieu (D)

▌Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)

▌Linda Sánchez (D)

▌Mark Takano (D)

▌Young Kim (R)

▌Ken Calvert (R)

▌Robert Garcia (D)

▌Maxine Waters (D)

▌Nanette Barragán (D)

▌Derek Tran (D)

▌Lou Correa (D)

▌Dave Min (D)

▌Darrell Issa (R)

▌Mike Levin (D)

▌Scott Peters (D)

▌Sara Jacobs (D)

▌Juan Vargas (D)

California's delegation(s) to the 116th–present United States Congress (ordered by seniority)

116th	Senate: ▌D. Feinstein (D) ▌K. Harris (D)	House: ▌N. Pelosi (D) ▌M. Waters (D) ▌K. Calvert (R) ▌A. Eshoo (D) ▌L. Roybal-Allard (D) ▌Z. Lofgren (D) ▌B. Sherman (D) ▌B. Lee (D) ▌G. Napolitano (D) ▌M. Thompson (D) ▌S. Davis (D) ▌A. Schiff (D) ▌D. Nunes (R) ▌L. Sánchez (D) ▌J. Costa (D) ▌D. Matsui (D) ▌K. McCarthy (R) ▌J. McNerney (D) ▌J. Speier (D) ▌D. D. Hunter (R) ▌T. McClintock (R) ▌J. Chu (D) ▌J. Garamendi (D) ▌K. Bass (D) ▌A. Bera (D) ▌J. Brownley (D) ▌T. Cárdenas (D) ▌P. Cook (R) ▌J. Huffman (D) ▌D. LaMalfa (R) ▌A. Lowenthal (D) ▌S. Peters (D) ▌R. Ruiz (D) ▌E. Swalwell (D) ▌M. Takano (D) ▌J. Vargas (D) ▌P. Aguilar (D) ▌M. DeSaulnier (D) ▌T. Lieu (D) ▌N. Torres (D) ▌N. Barragán (D) ▌S. Carbajal (D) ▌L. Correa (D) ▌R. Khanna (D) ▌J. Panetta (D) ▌J. Gomez (D) ▌G. Cisneros (D) ▌T. J. Cox (D) ▌J. Harder (D) ▌K. Hill (D) ▌M. Levin (D) ▌K. Porter (D) ▌H. Rouda (D) ▌M. Garcia (R)
117th	Senate: ▌D. Feinstein (D) ▌K. Harris (D) ▌A. Padilla (D)	House: ▌N. Pelosi (D) ▌M. Waters (D) ▌K. Calvert (R) ▌A. Eshoo (D) ▌L. Roybal-Allard (D) ▌Z. Lofgren (D) ▌B. Sherman (D) ▌B. Lee (D) ▌G. Napolitano (D) ▌M. Thompson (D) ▌A. Schiff (D) ▌D. Nunes (R) ▌L. Sánchez (D) ▌D. Issa (R) ▌J. Costa (D) ▌D. Matsui (D) ▌K. McCarthy (R) ▌J. McNerney (D) ▌J. Speier (D) ▌T. McClintock (R) ▌J. Chu (D) ▌J. Garamendi (D) ▌K. Bass (D) ▌A. Bera (D) ▌J. Brownley (D) ▌T. Cárdenas (D) ▌J. Huffman (D) ▌D. LaMalfa (R) ▌A. Lowenthal (D) ▌S. Peters (D) ▌R. Ruiz (D) ▌E. Swalwell (D) ▌M. Takano (D) ▌J. Vargas (D) ▌P. Aguilar (D) ▌M. DeSaulnier (D) ▌T. Lieu (D) ▌N. Torres (D) ▌D. Valadao (R) ▌N. Barragán (D) ▌S. Carbajal (D) ▌L. Correa (D) ▌R. Khanna (D) ▌J. Panetta (D) ▌J. Gomez (D) ▌J. Harder (D) ▌M. Levin (D) ▌K. Porter (D) ▌M. Garcia (R) ▌S. Jacobs (D) ▌Y. Kim (R) ▌J. Obernolte (R) ▌M. Steel (R) ▌C. Conway (R)
118th	Senate: ▌D. Feinstein (D) ▌A. Padilla (D) ▌L. Butler (D) ▌A. Schiff (D)	House: ▌N. Pelosi (D) ▌M. Waters (D) ▌K. Calvert (R) ▌A. Eshoo (D) ▌Z. Lofgren (D) ▌B. Sherman (D) ▌B. Lee (D) ▌G. Napolitano (D) ▌M. Thompson (D) ▌A. Schiff (D) ▌L. Sánchez (D) ▌D. Issa (R) ▌J. Costa (D) ▌D. Matsui (D) ▌K. McCarthy (R) ▌T. McClintock (R) ▌J. Chu (D) ▌J. Garamendi (D) ▌A. Bera (D) ▌J. Brownley (D) ▌T. Cárdenas (D) ▌J. Huffman (D) ▌D. LaMalfa (R) ▌S. Peters (D) ▌R. Ruiz (D) ▌E. Swalwell (D) ▌M. Takano (D) ▌J. Vargas (D) ▌P. Aguilar (D) ▌M. DeSaulnier (D) ▌T. Lieu (D) ▌N. Torres (D) ▌D. Valadao (R) ▌N. Barragán (D) ▌S. Carbajal (D) ▌L. Correa (D) ▌R. Khanna (D) ▌J. Panetta (D) ▌J. Gomez (D) ▌J. Harder (D) ▌M. Levin (D) ▌K. Porter (D) ▌M. Garcia (R) ▌S. Jacobs (D) ▌Y. Kim (R) ▌J. Obernolte (R) ▌M. Steel (R) ▌J. Duarte (R) ▌R. Garcia (D) ▌S. Kamlager-Dove (D) ▌K. Kiley (R) ▌K. Mullin (D) ▌V. Fong (R)

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